1. Engaged and Relevant – Leveraging Popular Culture Websites to Overcome Student Barriers to Success Sheryl Barnes Senior Educational Technology Specialist UIT Academic Technology & Kathleen Merrigan Assistant Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy & Director of the Agriculture, Food and Environment Program 12/12/07

2. This workshop will focus on Using 3 popular websites to engage students and facilitate learning: (videos) (photos) (social bookmarking)

3. First, a few questions for you… How many times have you been on YouTube? How many times have you been on Flickr? How many times have you been on del.icio.us? How many times have you taught with any of these sites? Turn clicker on, see blue power light. Vote: A = never B = 1-5 times C = 5-10 times D = >10 times

4. What is Web 2.0? It depends who you ask…

5. Source: VincentAbry.com

9. YouTube

10. YouTube Activity Spend 5 minutes searching YouTube for videos that are relevant to you work. Pair up with your neighbor. Discuss what you have or have not found so far. Spend 5 minutes looking for more content together. Report back to the group about your neighbor’s experience.

12. Flickr Art History example

13. Explore Flickr

15. del.icio.us

16. Exlpore del.icio.us

17. Wrap-up Observations Questions Discussion sheryl.barnes@tufts.edu 617-627-5858 Senior Educational Technology Specialist UIT Academic Technology